JOSEPH KING BARKLEY

Genuine influence can come from a subordinate position, because genuine influence is the trust someone places in you regardless of title.

When one narrative is publicly assumed there’s a very good chance we’re not hearing most of the truth.

Some of your greatest opportunities in your life, love, and career are waiting on the other side of some great questions.

"Mitigating language" is the addition of words for the purpose of managing unwanted responses we predict we might experience from others.

By too quickly labelling a friend, romantic partner, or coworker as "toxic", we miss out on intimacy, profitability, & personal development

"Nice" families are ruled by secret agendas. "Nice" companies fail to adapt. "Nice" artists paint by numbers. "Nice" leaders stay stuck.

We can be too careful with our trust, and if we trust fewer people than we could, we miss opportunities.